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Malinda Pushpakumara Reaches 1,000 First-Class Wickets, Fourth Sri Lankan to Hit the Mark

He reached the landmark without any first-class cricket in England, a rarity for bowlers with such tallies.

Malinda Pushpakumara became the fourth Sri Lankan cricketer to the 1,000-wicket mark in first-class cricket.
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Overview

  • The milestone came in the Sri Lanka Major League three-day match for Badureliya Sports Club against Moors Sports Club at the Colts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo.
  • He started the game on 998 wickets, removed Sohan de Livera to move to 999, then bowled Pasindu Sooriyabandara on the third morning for the 1,000th.
  • Pushpakumara finished the match with 7 for 137 as Badureliya won by an innings and 46 runs.
  • He is the 218th player to reach 1,000 first-class wickets and one of only three active bowlers to have done so, alongside James Anderson and Simon Harmer.
  • Across 173 first-class matches he has 1,000 wickets at 20.06 with a 38.3 strike rate, including 86 five-wicket hauls, 28 ten-wicket matches, and a best of 10 for 37 on Sri Lankan soil.